My Country Tis of Thee That I Sting: The strip pokes a lot of satirical jabs at American society and politics.The Many Deaths of You: The Los Angeles Way Of Death ◊.Then one day, she takes off all her clothes and gets into the shower, but the dog jumps out the window, and she jumps out of the shower to run after him, still naked, yelling " Freeshow! Freeshow!" It isn't until he's gone home, sat on his stoop, eaten dinner, and laid down to go to sleep that he bursts out laughing, presumably "getting it." note The joke is as follows: "A woman buys a dog, and for some reason, she names it Freeshow. Late to the Punchline: One comic strip has Bongo hearing his friend tell a dirty joke that gets everyone laughing.Eventually, the protagonist dies of extreme old age in a nursing home, and the being smugly notes that it was right all along. Jerkass God: One strip is narrated by some unseen, apparently immortal and omniscient being who consistently mocks the protagonist throughout his entire life, calling him a loser and saying that everything he does is meaningless ("You'll never make it.").Out of Hell, Like Hell I Will, Hell Yes, Hell-Bent, Life in Whatever, Lxfx xn Hxll, Your Own Little Life in Hell, Life Under Reagan. Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: There was a period where Groening changed the name of the strip every week to include a different joke: What The Hell, Wife in Hell, Hell^2, Hellabaloo, Laffs in Hell, U.S.Hypocritical Humor: Used a lot in School Is Hell and Childhood Is Hell.In a feeble attempt to get out of trouble, Bongo says: "It's called "Respect Your Elders."" Honor Thy Parent: In one 1991 installment, Bongo invokes the trope when faced with his father Binky, whose silhouette is looming over him, having caught him painting an identical mirror-image silhouette of him on the wall, with paint footprints on the floor.They tell him they're called that because they are happy. Have a Gay Old Time: Deconstructed when a homophobe angrily tells Akbar and Jeff that "gay" used to mean happy.Fish Eyes: Whenever a character is in existential despair.Distaff Counterpart: Sheba is described as "basically, Binky in drag".They admit they despise each other, but love each other too. Destructive Romance: To some degree with Akbar and Jeff.One strip described it as being "like hell, but with worse television." Even in this world, Los Angeles seems to be the worst part.Crapsack World: If the title didn't clue you in already.Butt-Monkey: More often than not, Binky.
This comic gets risque in ways Simpsons would never dream of. Black Comedy: Way too much for comfort.Belligerent Sexual Tension: Akbar and Jeff hate each other - and love each other, too.Beat Panel: Overused in a few Akbar and Jeff strips.Bad Boss: One comic depicts the many different kinds of bosses, in varying degrees of badness, ranging from Jerkass to violent psychopath, that one might have over the course of their life.Everybody dies, and everybody stays dead the same amount of time: forever." All Are Equal in Death: Binky reassures his young son Bongo that "Death is the only thing that's fair.
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